{"id":346,"date":"2014-07-25T20:09:58","date_gmt":"2014-07-25T20:09:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.candelalearning.com\/writershandbook\/?post_type=chapter&p=346"},"modified":"2014-07-25T21:14:00","modified_gmt":"2014-07-25T21:14:00","slug":"16-6-managing-mood","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-mcc-styleguide\/chapter\/16-6-managing-mood\/","title":{"raw":"16.6 Managing Mood","rendered":"16.6 Managing Mood"},"content":{"raw":" \r\n
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16.6<\/span> Managing Mood<\/h2>\r\n
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Learning Objectives<\/h3>\r\n
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  1. Understand imperative, indicative, and subjunctive verb moods.<\/li>\r\n\t
  2. Revise passages with inconsistent verb moods.<\/li>\r\n\t
  3. Write passages using uniform verb mood.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/div>\r\nThe mood of a verb can be imperative<\/span><\/span>, indicative<\/span><\/span>, or subjunctive<\/span><\/span>. Although those three words might make mood sound somewhat complicated, in reality you are likely quite familiar with the different moods. Study this table for clarification.\r\n
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    Verb Moods<\/th>\r\nExplanations<\/th>\r\nExamples<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n
    Imperative<\/td>\r\nThe subject is understood to be the reader and is not given in the sentence.\r\n\r\nImperative sentences include the following:\r\n
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    • Commands<\/li>\r\n\t
    • Requests<\/li>\r\n\t
    • Advice<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/td>\r\n
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    • Control<\/strong> your partying when you are in college.<\/li>\r\n\t
    • Please keep<\/strong> your future in mind as you make choices.<\/li>\r\n\t
    • Limit<\/strong> partying to the weekends so you will be more likely to find success as a college student.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
    Indicative (or declarative)<\/td>\r\nIndicative sentences include the following:\r\n
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    • Statements<\/li>\r\n\t
    • Facts<\/li>\r\n\t
    • Opinions<\/li>\r\n\t
    • Questions<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/td>\r\n
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    • During my first year in college, I was more focused<\/strong> on having fun with my friends than on studying.<\/li>\r\n\t
    • About one-third of eighteen-year-old college freshmen drop out<\/strong> within their first year of college.<\/li>\r\n\t
    • Although some colleges try to control your behavior with rules, you need<\/strong> to figure out for yourself how to successfully balance your class work and your personal life.<\/li>\r\n\t
    • Do you think it helps<\/strong> to have midnight curfews for students who live in dormitories?<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
    Subjunctive<\/td>\r\nPresent-tense verbs remain in the base form rather than changing to match the number or person of the subject. Past-tense verbs are the same as simple past tense.\r\n\r\nException: The verb \u201cto be\u201d uses \u201cwere\u201d in all situations.\r\n\r\nSubjunctive sentences include the following:\r\n
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    • Wishes<\/li>\r\n\t
    • Recommendations<\/li>\r\n\t
    • Doubts<\/li>\r\n\t
    • Contrary-to statements<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/td>\r\n
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